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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Answer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Laranja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mike Answer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mike Answer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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195 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Answer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Laranja! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Laranja misses with a takedown attempt - Answer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Laranja slips under a jab from Answer. Laranja plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Laranja throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Answer's head. Answer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good work by Laranja as he checks the leg kick. A nice combination there by Laranja.
Laranja throws a nice looking combination but Answer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Laranja throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Answer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laranja counters with a head kick. Answer stuffs the takedown attempt from Laranja. Laranja gets slowly back to his feet. Laranja gets tackled into the cage by Answer. Answer maintains the clinch. Answer has Laranja pressed against the cage, preventing Laranja from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Laranja tries to pull guard but Answer holds him up against the cage and eventually Laranja drops back down to his feet.
Mike Answer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Laranja. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Answer misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Laranja wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Answer has him pressed against the cage. Laranja successfully pulls guard.
Laranja trying to strike off his back.
Laranja throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Laranja has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Answer controlling from the top position. Answer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laranja has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Answer has managed to get both his arms back between Laranja's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Answer's corner is telling him to maintain position. Answer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laranja has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Answer has managed to get both his arms back between Laranja's legs - danger averted. Laranja is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Answer is aware though and is defending well. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Answer is sitting in close to Laranja's body. Laranja has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Answer is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Answer is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Laranja.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Renato Laranja! After the fight, Renato Laranja was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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